After listening to Li Rushan's words, Bian Yingxiong was silent for a moment, as if he had thought about it for a while, and then nodded and said: "Okay, I am willing to accept your highness's arrangement and go to the third department of Zhenzhong Army to serve.
But Your Highness, are you really sure you can transfer me in and make me the deputy commander?"
Upon hearing this, Li Rushan showed a hint of gratitude on his face, then nodded and said, "I can still make the decision for a deputy position.
Besides, since you have taken the initiative to apply to be the deputy commander of the three divisions of the Zhenzhong Army, it is equivalent to lowering your rank. Under normal circumstances, the court will agree and record your previous merits and the rank you deserve to be promoted to. Once there is an opportunity for promotion next time, you will have priority.
That's why I dare say that you can compete for the leading role of the third part next year.
And... I actually got some news that the leadership of the third part will probably change in two months, and General Huang will be transferred to another place.
Of course, this rumor may not be completely accurate, but if it is true, then you will be directly promoted to the leader of the third division in two months, and you will have a firm foothold in the Zhenzhong Army.
Although it is somewhat disadvantageous for you to fight against two men under my eldest brother alone, but once you are there, my eldest brother will not dare to do whatever he wants in the Zhenzhong Army.
What's more, General Chen, the leader of the fourth division, doesn't like my eldest brother very much. You can try to win him over when you go there.
If we can really bring General Chen in, the two of you will be able to completely counter my eldest brother, and we can barely control half of the Zhenzhong Army."
Hearing Li Rushan's additional information, Bian Yingxiong was stunned at first, then his face was slightly surprised, and he said: "Your Highness, it seems that you have already planned everything. You should be 60% to 70% sure that you can control half of the Zhenzhong Army in half a year, right?"
Li Rushan was silent for a moment after hearing this, then he burst into laughter and said, "Hero, you really are someone who understands me!
You are right, I am 70% sure that this arrangement can be accomplished."
Bian Yingxiong said: "I have been with His Highness for a long time, so I can guess a little bit.
By the way, Your Highness, the Zhenzhong Army is nominally an army directly under Your Majesty, why do the eldest prince and you want to fight for its control?"
Li Rushan glanced at him and said, "Actually, I didn't want to get involved in the Zhenzhong Army, but I saw that my elder brother seemed to be very anxious to send people in, so I decided to get involved.
I don't know what my brother wants to do, but I feel that his purpose of interfering with the Zhenzhong Army must not be simple.
My father is getting old, and I hope to have more time to practice, to improve my cultivation and increase my lifespan.
When faced with this situation, most of the royal ancestors in the past would choose to pass the throne to the next generation, and they would go into seclusion in the Tianshan Mountains to practice in order to make further progress in their practice.
However, you also know that my father has always been a bit obsessed with power and status. On the one hand, he wanted us two brothers to handle all government affairs for him, but on the other hand, he also wanted to never pass the throne to his descendants.
In fact, I didn't have much interest in the throne, but my eldest brother always regarded me as a competitor and a thorn in his side.
I knew that if he inherited the throne, my days would basically be over, so I decided to compete with him."
Ye Li felt a little strange when he heard what Li Rushan said, and said: "Your Highness, why does the eldest prince think that you are a thorn in his side as a competitor? Isn't it usually the eldest prince who inherits the throne? If he had a better relationship with you and got your support, maybe he could have inherited the throne earlier."
Hearing Ye Li's question, Li Rushan's expression changed, he hesitated for a moment, then sighed and said: "Forget it, I know this is the question that Yingxiong has always wanted to ask me.
He doesn't have the courage like you, Ye Li, to ask directly. "
His words stunned Bian Yingxiong, but then he nodded embarrassedly.
After all, Bian Yingxiong lives on the Nine Souls Continent and has a natural awe of imperial power. There are some topics about the royal family that he cannot speak directly about.
But Ye Li was different. After all, he came from another continent and didn't care much about royal power. So it was very natural for him to ask questions about the internal struggles within the royal family.
Li Rushan turned his head and glanced at the door of the study, then his expression became serious and he said, "After you hear what I am going to say, you must forget it.
If you tell others, I will definitely not admit that I said it, and I will only ask you. "
Seeing Li Rushan speak so seriously, Ye Li and Bian Yingxiong looked at each other, then nodded and responded with a serious expression.
Seeing that the two had agreed, Li Rushan continued, "There is actually a reason why Big Brother has regarded me as a competitor since he was a child, and the instigator is my father himself."
Hearing Li Rushan's words, Bian Yingxiong and Ye Li both showed surprise on their faces.
"Your Majesty?"
Bian Yingxiong said with doubt.
Li Rushan nodded and said, "Hero, you are much older than me. You must have heard in the past that my father dotes on me, right?"
When Bian Yingxiong heard Li Rushan's question, he hesitated for a moment and then said, "Yes, I have heard of this matter.
I heard that after you were born, His Majesty devoted all his energy to you and seemed to dote on you very much.
He even disregarded the rules of court etiquette and made you live with him for a long time when you were a child."
Li Rushan nodded and said, "Yes, that's right.
When I was a child, I really thought that my father was so good to me because he doted on me.
However, it was not until later that I realized that the purpose of his doing so was to make my older brother jealous and defensive of me since he was a child.
My eldest brother was supposed to be the heir to the throne, but as my father’s love for me grew, he began to doubt whether he could still inherit the throne.
It was precisely this suspicion that made it impossible for my elder brother to live in peace with me any longer, and I became his biggest competitor for the future throne.
I don't know when he started to push me to the opposite position and used various means against me in the hope of suppressing me.
I had no idea why my elder brother did this and could only ask my father for help.
At that time, my father always responded to my requests. He basically found solutions for me and gave me enough opportunities to make contributions to the country.
As a result, my achievements began to become more and more important, and there were more rumors around me saying that I might be the next heir to the throne."